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Verizon to give away 250 backpacks to area children
Event set for Saturday, July 30
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A local business is "giving back to the community" by offering free back-to-school backpacks for area children in need. Statesboro's Verizon store on East Kennedy Street will give away 250 backpacks filled with school supplies Saturday, July 30, as part of a corporate event that will help 235,000 children nationwide, according to Skylar Whitney, spokesperson for TCC, the largest Verizon Authorized Retailer in the country. The annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway is also partnered with A Wireless, she said.
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